“In The Midst Of My Problem, When Nobody Cared, Tinubu, Who I Criticised Daily, Came To My Aid” –  Olisa Metuh On Why He Joined APC

By Akinwale Kasali

Olisa Metuh, a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has finally jolined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, three years after he dumped his Party, and gave politics a wide berth.

He credits one man, President Bola Tinubu, for his decision. Metuh said that in his hour of need, nobody in his party, the PDP, nor the Party itself, cared or came to his help. When it mattered most, Metuh said at a Thanksgiving Service in Abuja, to mark his 60th birthday, help came from Tinubu, a man, who, as PDP Spokesperson, he abused and criticized everyday.

“When I had problems I did not see my Party; I did not see the people I suffered for.

“I was in the Court with my family. But in the midst of that, somebody who I criticised so much, there is no week, because President Tinubu was the head of the opposition then, every week we must find something to criticise him with.

“In the middle of my problem he sent the speaker of the House of Representatives then, Femi Gbajabiamila, to come and see me. He reached out to me; he comforted me and he did a lot of things for me then and this was someone who was my political enemy.

“So I say today, that it is really not where you sow that you will reap, it is where God said you will reap that you will reap. I wish PDP well, I gave my life to PDP. But I have moved on, and I wish them well.”

Metuh disclosed that he was invited several times by President Tinubu to join the ruling party but he refused.

“It took me a long time to get involved in politics. I’ve been called several times. The president wanted to work with me. Even in 2015, when we lost the election, I didn’t bother. He reached out to me again.

“When I left politics in 2022, he called me to come into his party. And I refused. After he won the election, I went to see him. He called me to enter the party that he needed me. I refused because I stopped politics.

“Now that I’m in politics, I want to help. Maybe I could be a good voice on this side. To ensure that the polity is good. Like I explained to you, we need space in our democracy. We need to grow it. We need vibrant opposition. We need people to express their views. We need to do all sorts,” he added.